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OUTWARD TELEGRAM

FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES

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Cypher (0.7. P.)

TO HONG KONG (Sir A. Grantham)

Sent 23rd May, 1948. 13.30 hrs.

No. 582 Confidential.

MESAN CHOOSE AREA

Following from Nanking to Foreign offies No. 446 21st May reposted for information to Hong Kong as No. 179, Begins.

Following from Lanib,

Your telegram No. 247 (sic) Kowloon,

When I took the opportunity, during an informal conversation with Minister for Foreign Affaiƒs on May 17th to raise the question of the Canton outrage (see my telegram No. 402) he retorted by reminding me that the Chinese Government were awaiting a further communication from His Majesty's Government on the subject of Kowloon Walled Olty. The Minister for Foreign Affairs urged the importanee of settling this case a8 2000 as possible,

20 Ends,

I should be grateful for your further instructions,

Circulated to:-

Secretary of StatR,

Sir T. Lloyd.

Mr. Eeco 921liams,

Mr. PearBOIL,

Sir Q. Jeffries,

Bir 9. Caine,

Mr, Bastwood,

Mr. Poynton,

Mr. Corell Barnes,

Mr. Rogers.

Mr. Galsworthy,

Mr. Bennett.

Ian Watt.

Mr, Blackbume.

Colonial Attache.

Nr. 33gg.

Accounts Branch,

Mr, Boldinge

R. 445

Mr. Roberta Wray.

Mr. Sidebot bais.

Mr. W.1.0. Wallace. Mr. Radford,

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